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quash

/kwɒʃ/verb

उच्चारण क्वॉश

(अदालती निर्णय को) रद्द करना, निरस्त करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth law

    to officially say that a decision made by a court is no longer valid

    (अदालती निर्णय को) रद्द करना, निरस्त करना

    • The High Court quashed the conviction for lack of evidence.
    • The FIR was quashed by the court.
    • The Supreme Court quashed the order passed by the lower court.
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    • The judge quashed the case because the police had not followed the proper procedure.
    • The charges against the minister were quashed on appeal.

    Synonyms annul overturn cancel set aside revoke

    Opposite uphold confirm ratify validate

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth

    to stop something from continuing; to put an end to a rumour, a rebellion or a feeling

    (अफ़वाह, विद्रोह को) दबाना, कुचलना, खत्म करना

    • The minister quashed rumours of her resignation.
    • The revolt was quashed within a week.
    • The police quickly quashed the protest before it could spread.
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    • The coach tried to quash rumours that the captain would be dropped.
    • Fear of failure can quash a student's enthusiasm.

    Synonyms suppress crush quell squash put down

    Opposite encourage spread foment

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

annul overturn cancel set aside revoke suppress crush quell squash put down

Antonyms

uphold confirm ratify validate encourage spread foment

AaSpelling

Quash, with -ash (not 'quosh'); the quash/squash pair and the quash/quell pair are regular items (quell is for feelings and riots, quash for legal orders and rumours).

Quash, -ash के साथ ('quosh' गलत है); quash/squash और quash/quell की जोड़ियाँ अक्सर पूछी जाती हैं (quell भावनाओं और दंगों के लिए, quash कानूनी आदेशों और अफ़वाहों के लिए)।

?Which word?

quash or squash?

Quash is the legal and formal word: a court quashes a verdict, a government quashes a rebellion. Squash means to press flat ('squash a tomato') and, informally, to put an end to something ('squash a rumour'). Quash is never used of physical crushing.

Quash कानूनी और औपचारिक शब्द है: अदालत verdict को quash करती है, सरकार विद्रोह को quash करती है। Squash का अर्थ 'दबाकर चपटा करना' ('squash a tomato') और, अनौपचारिक रूप से, 'किसी चीज़ को खत्म करना' ('squash a rumour') है। भौतिक रूप से कुचलने के लिए quash कभी नहीं आता।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Quash an FIR, quash a conviction.

कानूनी वाक्यांश: quash an FIR, quash a conviction।